"This is for you." Kuen took out the black tea he had drawn from his backpack and handed it to Oda Sakunosuke.

After receiving the latter, I looked at the packaging: Well, nothing wrong, just black tea.

Odasaku: "Is this... to be used to entertain guests?"

Kuen: "...That's right. Just use it when you think it's appropriate."

Although he didn't quite understand the reason, Odasaku nodded and said, "I understand."

The cookies they made today were very successful, so he put away the ordinary cookies and planned to ask Gojo Satoru later if they were effective.

He placed the special cookies on the shelf, ready to give them out to the ghosts to be summoned tonight.

"There's nothing I can do for you here," he said. "Mr. Oda and the children can go back first. If possible, please help me take care of the bookstore business."

"OK."

"By the way, children..."

Jiuyuan looked at the children who were decorating the store with curiosity at the shelf not far away. He asked Odasaku: "Have they been to school before? Should we find a teacher for them?"

The children's bodies will no longer grow up. If they are allowed to go back to school, they must be able to grow up like ordinary children at least in appearance. However, in addition to ordinary people, there are many people with strange abilities in this society. If we let the children go out like this, the first thing we should worry about is not the disguise, but their safety.

It would be best to hire a teacher to teach them at home.

Odasaku had not thought about this yet, but he agreed with Hisaen's suggestion.

Seeing that Hisaen also had that intention, Odasaku asked, "If possible... could you please hire a teacher for them?"

Jiuyuan didn't dare to make promises lightly, for fear of giving others expectations that he wouldn't be able to meet.

"I'll try my best."

With his words, Oda Saku felt that it was enough.

"Thank you."

Although he is dead, he can walk in the world again with his children like a living person, which is a fantasy and luxury. If he wants to make up for the regrets in his life one by one, he will be too busy. The holes left in his life will eventually be engraved on his soul or body. There are few things he can do now, but there are also many things.

Instead of pinning everything on the too distant future, it is better to live well today.

[System: I will take out a small notebook for the master to write down.]

Jiuyuan: “……?”

【System: Recruitment, the more long-term employees the better, sincerely recruiting all kinds of talents, salary is negotiable.

We are also hiring a tutor, mainly teaching elementary school related courses, salary is negotiable, and it would be best if the tutor is courageous. 】

Then, a flyer floated down from the sky, which turned out to be a job advertisement prepared by the system on the spur of the moment.

Jiuyuan: “…”

[System: After the master summons the spirits tonight, use this recruitment ad! ]

That's fine too...

Using cookies as a reward to summon ghosts to help distribute flyers or something...it seems to work.

Jiuyuan suddenly felt convinced and asked the system to print more and not forget to print the address.

If anyone wants to apply, just take this flyer and call Hanako.

Success or failure depends on tonight.

Otherwise he would be the first boss to want to close his business due to lack of staff.

…

…

Jiuyuan came out of the dormitory with the pile of cookies that looked good, and he called Gojo Satoru.

"Do you have time now? I have made the thing you mentioned last time."

Gojo Satoru: "So fast? I'll be right over."

There was a lot of noise over there, and I couldn't tell what they were arguing about.

Could this person be working? For example, violently dismantling a passing eye-catching cursed spirit?

"Then I'll go to Yuji and the others' place."

After hanging up the phone, Jiuyuan knocked on their door and Yuji was there.

The young man politely opened the door and came out, asking, "Good afternoon, what can I do for you?"

"This is for you." Jiuyuan opened the cookie package and handed it over. "I just tried to make some cookies with my friends, but I'm not confident about the results... Can you give me some comments, Mr. Yuji?"

Yuzhang thought, isn't it usually about the taste rather than the effect?

But he just thought it was a slip of the tongue by Jiuyuan, and then the boy took a bite of the cookie.

“Delicious! Just the right amount of sweetness! Even people who don’t like sweets will like the taste.”

“That’s great…”

However, he saw that Yuji seemed to be normal and didn't have any other feelings.

Does this mean that the effect is no longer effective? Does it vary from person to person?

At this time, that mouth appeared on Yuji's face again.

A deep male voice: "What did you put in this food, kid?"

"Hello." Kuen smiled even when facing Yuji who had a mouth on his face, "Mr. Ryomen Sukuna, so you can eat it too?"

After listening to this, Yuzhang looked at the half-eaten biscuit in his hand and asked, "Is there anything? I didn't taste anything."

Ryoumen Sukuna sneered at Yuji, "You careless brat. You're just so careless about stuffing food given to you. Sooner or later, you'll die because of your hesitation."

The King of Curses speculated that some medicine must have been added to the food, or that it was a new trick invented by the sorcerer.

Ryoumen Sukuna judged that this might be some kind of sedative. Once the dose is too strong, it will have a weakening effect.

This clean and handsome kid in front of him might be a tough guy sent from somewhere who wants to take Yuji's life.

Once they are tamed with drugs, can't they be killed or mutilated as they please?

Being trapped in this guy's body is really troublesome.

"Don't curse me." Yuji patted his cheek, trying to put the man who ruined the atmosphere back in his place. "Sorry, just pretend you didn't hear what he said."

Kuen thought it was quite interesting, and Ryomen Sukuna's situation really opened his eyes.

After saying this, he picked up the cookie and took a bite.

This is to show these two people that the food is safe and non-toxic.

"This is indeed a new product in our store." He said to Yuzhang, "It's something that can calm people's minds. It would be even better if other people could come and help test it..."

The enthusiastic Yuji said, "Ah, Fushiguro is out, and Kugizaki is in the girls' dormitory... Should we give her a call?"

“No need.” He shook his head. “I have an appointment with your teacher. Let’s try it together when he comes back.”

Soon Gojo Satoru came back and brought Geto Suguru with him.

...When did the two of them meet again?

Kuen glanced at Kagome Jie, then at Gojo Satoru.

Finally, I brought them into my dormitory.

Unexpectedly, Geto Suguru took the initiative to explain.

"We bumped into each other on the way back. Wu said you had something to ask him?"

There was no change in Xia Yujie's expression, and he still had a calm smile.

Jiuyuan turned around, then stood on tiptoe to take down two packs of cookies from the upper shelf.

Then one person was given one.

"Is this what you said you would give me?" Gojo Satoru's long fingers deftly untied the ribbon on it, "It's actually cookies."

Xia Yujie didn't know what agreement they had made, so he asked, "Are you guys making a deal?"

"Mr. Gojo asked me to find something useful for sorcerers, something that can calm their minds." Kuen pointed at the cookie wrapper with his finger. "This is the right thing I found. It has a certain calming effect after eating. For sorcerers who often have to deal with negative emotions, it will be somewhat effective."

After taking the bag in his hand and examining it, Xia Yujie asked, "My bag is different from Satoru's, right?"

"This is a special version made by a monster. It will be good for you if you eat it. But..."

"Just?"

Kuen said calmly, "Will he become more and more like a monster? Maybe one day, Geto-kun will grow fox ears."

Xia Yujie looked at the boy speechlessly: "...It won't grow longer."

Over there, Gojo Satoru had already eaten the biscuit, chewed it slowly, and then did something that was eye-catching—

As if one bite was not enough, the man actually grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, puffed up his cheeks, and chewed the cookies into pieces like a greedy toddler.

Kagome Ken and Kuen just watched the biggest man in the room eat cookies in such a childish way.

Gojo Satoru didn't mind being stared at by the two men at all. After finishing his meal, he commented earnestly, "It tastes good, but a little bland."

Kuen: ...Is this what I came here to hear you talk about?

"Of course there are some effects." Before Kuen could ask, Gojo Satoru continued with a smile, "However, the stronger the sorcerer, the smaller the effect. But it doesn't matter. After all, sorcerers as powerful as me are rare in the world... By the way, do you have any stock left? Give me some. I promised to help you with advertising, so I have to have some samples for others, right?"

Jiuyuan raised his eyebrows: "...I will charge according to the market price."

“No membership discount?”

"It's a small business, so there are no discounts."

After saying this, the boy spread out his palms like a lucky cat.

"I'll send the price to your phone, remember to transfer the money to me."

"Okay, okay~" Gojo Satoru waved goodbye at the door.

Before leaving, he suddenly said, "It would have been nice if there was something like this earlier."

"What?" Jiuyuan, who was unlocking his phone and preparing to send the price list to Gojo Satoru, didn't hear clearly what he said.

"Nothing~" Gojo Satoru didn't intend to say more, "Bye."

Xia Yujie looked in the direction he left, then slowly lowered his head, slowly opened the package and took a small bite.

“It tastes good,” he said.

"What's the effect?"

"...It's pretty good." Xia Yujie thought for a long time but couldn't find a suitable adjective.

"How does it compare to the candy you ate before?"

Compared with cookies, the previous monster candies are just a drop in the bucket. Although the stuff is good, you must not eat too much, otherwise it will only have the opposite effect.

Xia Yujie said: "…It's probably the difference between one and ten thousand."

Kuen: ...What?

Then the price must be much higher!

"How do you feel?" Jiu Yuan asked with a frown, "Since the effect is so good, your body won't be unable to bear it, right?"

Xia Yujie shook his head. He ate the cookie and didn't touch it again. Apparently he felt that it was enough.

Come to think of it, Geto Suguru's ability to withstand this is much stronger than Oda Sakunosuke's. Is it really because he was once a sorcerer?

Moreover, he is a rare talent.

Knowing that Xia Youjie has been struggling for his lost memories these days, Jiuyuan asked with concern: "Did you find any clues you need during your days away?"

The boy shook his head and gave a wry smile.

"Really? What a pity." Kuen took a cookie from the bag in Geto's hand and said, "Come out with me tonight."

"Um?"

“Maybe we can find some clues.”

If the summoning is successful, the dead spirits can help find Geto's memories.

It wasn't out of kindness, he just wanted to let Geto stay a little longer until he found a new employee that suited him.

"good."

…

…

"Where has that Dazai guy gone again...I can't get through to him on the phone." At this time, Kunikida Dopo and Nakajima Atsushi were standing at the door of the Armed Detective Agency's office.

Nakajima Atsushi thought that there was something fishy about Mr. Dazai's statement that he would work diligently as long as Mr. Kunikida summoned Hanako.

If Dazai hadn't received the message that Hanako hinted at, he might not have slipped away so quickly.

Now, he was heading to Jiuyuan's house with an unprecedented mood.

It's hard to describe this feeling.

If Dazai is a skilled lockpicker who can't be stopped by any obstacles, then at this moment, it seems that this omnipotent lockpicker has found his natural enemy.

No, it's not the natural enemy, but rather the excitement he felt when he first discovered the box that couldn't be opened and wanted to take a peek at the contents inside. This excitement had already disappeared when he skillfully opened each locked door.

This feeling is like returning to basics.

It's expectation.

It is an ability that has been dormant for a long time but seems to have always existed deep in the soul. Dazai thought he had completely forgotten this emotion a long time ago. The "expectation" and "eagerness to try" he can now show seem to be just illusions imitating past emotions, all of which are counterfeits he created.

(Really?)

(Is it really Odasaku?)

He clearly died in front of me, in my arms. His powerless hand and farewell words were like thorns at the time, but later they became soft roots that penetrated into my heart. As long as they were not pulled out, they were like non-existent emotions, showing that people are always strong and powerful enough.

But once you think about it, this superficial strength cannot stand up to scrutiny.

(It could also be a scam.)

(But I've seen hundreds of scams, and perhaps only a few were as botched as this one.) Dazai felt ridiculous, and he was trying to convince himself.

At this time, he had already placed his hands on the opposite wall of the courtyard. If he walked a few steps forward, he would be able to see the open door of the second-hand bookstore on the first floor.

The last time he came, Dazai took the initiative and even looked carefully at the furnishings in the yard.

This time, taking those few steps required more strength than he had imagined.

I even feel like I need a drink.

"…Is there anyone there?" Odasaku felt that there seemed to be someone outside, but he was not sure.

After becoming a spirit, his sensory world has undergone a completely different change. The feedback he gets is completely different from when he was a human. The fact that he can detect people depends on his past as a skilled killer.

The young man behind the wall took a step forward.

That smile was like the clear blue sky, hiding all the haze behind the clouds.

"...Yeah, good afternoon."

When Oda Sakunosuke saw that the boy he was familiar with had now become taller, he felt as if time had stopped for a brief moment.

"Good afternoon...Dazai."

He thought of the tea that Jiuyuan gave him.

“When you see fit”…?

I didn't expect it was not wine but tea.

Odasaku: "...Would you like to come in and have a cup of tea?"

The only thing that answered him was a barely perceptible tremor.

"……good."